Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [det] means " in BNC.
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| 1 | Machine-readable dictionaries are being considered as another means of query expansion . |
| 2 | On 23 January 1980 Carter finally committed the United States to the security of the Persian Gulf region by proclaiming that : ‘ any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary , including military force . ’ |
| 3 | The casual labour problem was too sizeable to be solved by these means and it was unsuited to the temporary needs of unemployed skilled men . |
| 4 | Edward , whose joyful encounter with Joan de Warenne had given him a further reason for wishing to gain his freedom , sought for some means of contacting his mother . |
| 5 | Perhaps people who depended as much on mammoths as the hunting bands of south Russia or central Europe did during the late Ice Age sought by such means to identify with their gigantic and awesome prey . |
| 6 | We were n't convinced by any means . |
| 7 | Our case shows that , with carcinoma of the gallbladder , rupture of the gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy must be avoided by all means , even if the umbilical incision has to be sufficiently extended to facilitate easy removal of an intact specimen . |
| 8 | Not all of the ‘ helpable ’ were willing to be helped by such means . |
| 9 | Parents are encouraged to make their own arrangements where possible , and are helped by such means as the admission of younger children to day nurseries . |
| 10 | Not all marriage problems can be aired by any means , and some are best resolved privately . |
| 11 | It goes without saying that once the primary structure has failed there must be provision for the failure to be detected by some means before the redundant structure itself is weakened by continuous flight loads . |
| 12 | Someone in the Works and Buildings Department , haunted by the thought of these urinals gushing pointlessly at regular intervals all through the hours of darkness , Sundays and public holidays , had hit on this means of reducing the University 's water rate . |
| 13 | Might he have been despatched by those means , other than useless lawyers , which were considered by Sandra when she wrote the list ? |
| 14 | So we must at least conclude from this that the purposes for which ordinary people wanted political democracy , or the vote , have not yet been completely fulfilled by any means . |
| 15 | He , his wife and seven children were left without any means of support … and so on and so on . |
| 16 | No part of this brochure may be reproduced by any means without written permission from Redwing Holidays Ltd . |
| 17 | These will only be changed if the chemical composition is such as to ease crystallization or if the chains have been oriented by some means so that considerable anisotropy is present . |
| 18 | The two teams need to be identified by some means . |
| 19 | By increasing the curve or bow on the kite face , the dihedral angle is increased , the turbulence at the sail edges is reduced ( but not eliminated by any means ) and stability is improved . |
| 20 | ’ The vole is the Kestrel 's principle diet , but they will not be eliminated by any means . |
| 21 | However , the working side is not neglected by any means . |
| 22 | But the task has not yet been achieved by any means . |
| 23 | Strictly , a switch-mode p.s.u. can be precisely designed for a particular output voltage at some stated current ; if that design voltage is altered by some means , the performance deteriorates . |
| 24 | 9.6 Rights easements etc The [ operation of the Law of Property Act 1925 Section 62 shall be excluded from this Lease and the only rights granted to the Tenant are those expressly set out in this Lease [ and such further ancillary rights that arise under the general law or by necessary implication ] and the Tenant shall not by virtue of this Lease be deemed to have acquired or be entitled to and the ] Tenant shall not during the Term acquire or become entitled by any means whatever to any easement from or over or affecting any other land or Premises now or at any time after the date of this Lease belonging to the Landlord and not comprised in this Lease Section 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 provides that a lease is deemed to include , in the absence of any contrary intention , all easements , rights and advantages appertaining or reputed to appertain to the premises at the time of the lease . |
| 25 | Bright rays have not yet been darkened by these means and thus represent ejecta from craters of relatively recent origin . |
| 26 | Gentlemen : It is with great regret that I see so many students labouring day after day in the Academy , as if they imagined that a liberal art , such as ours , was to be acquired like a mechanical trade , by dint of labour , or I may add the absurdity of supposing that it could be acquired by any means whatever . |